Healthcare IT in India - Changing Dynamics

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Rajendra Pratap Gupta Chairman

HiMSS Asia Pacific India Chapter

© Rajendra Pratap Gupta . Email: [email protected]

Singapore, 15th September, 2014"

Changing Dynamics of HCIT in India Present - Future

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BIG CHANGE driven by the Modi Government


3 © Rajendra Pratap Gupta . Email: [email protected]

BIG CHANGE... !!!

BIG CHANGE... !!!


�  IT will be a high priority area for BJP as IT touches the lives of ordinary men and women.

�  BJP Aims to nurture Digital India – making every household and every individual digitally empowered

�  Focus on increasing the penetration and usage of broadband across the country. Deployment of broadband would be a thrust area

�  Pursue a mission mode project under the ‘National Rural Internet and Technology Mission’ for use of telemedicine and mobile healthcare for rural healthcare delivery;……

BIG CHANGE... !!!

Utilize the ubiquitous platform of mobile phones for healthcare delivery and set up the ‘National eHealth Authority’, to leverage telemedicine and mobile health care for expanding reach and coverage and to define the standards and legal framework for technology driven care


BIG CHANGE... !!!

Modernize Government hospitals, upgrade infrastructure and adopt latest technologies


BIG CHANGE... !!!

Set up an ‘Institute’ of Big Data & Analytics


HCIT – A vote Catcher ?

Mumbai Mirror

8th Sept, 2014


Public Perception & Usage


Patients Perception / Usage


� 80.8 % Households have Mobile Phones

� 49.18 % use mobile phones for Healthcare

� 14.35 % use it for Seeking information on health

� 22.35 % use it for Talking to a doctor

� 12.38 % use it for Follow up call on an existing treatment



� 9.08 % Households have Smart Phones

� 52.34 % use mobile phones for Healthcare

� 24.64 % use it for Seeking information on health

� 52.34 % use it for Talking to a doctor

� 23.01 % use it for Follow up call on an existing treatment



� 32.59 % Households have access to Internet

� 6.64 % use internet for seeking information on medicines prescribed

� 6.94 % use it for searching doctors / healthcare facility

� 8.53 % use it for find out details for complications

� 12.88 % use it for Self care

Technology Adoption Survey – Findings – 2013


Survey Findings...


Survey Findings...


Awareness / Usage level: Healthcare on Mobile Phones (mHealth)

55%

Survey Findings...


Awareness / Usage level: Telemedicine

63%

Survey Findings...


Awareness / Usage level: Electronic medical records (EMR)

64%

Survey Findings...


Awareness / Usage level: Cloud Computing

50%

Survey Findings...


Rating: Lack of clinical evidence supporting benefits of using technology in healthcare delivery

38%

36%

Survey Findings...

Doctor’s Survey – Findings – 2013 For more details ; [email protected]

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�  Earlier, the ‘Push’ for HCIT was ‘extrinsic’ and now, the ‘Pull’ is ‘intrinsic’; and this is a big shift from the ‘Top’.

�  In the next 5 years , HC , under the current regime, will transform into being IT driven

�  Doctors are keenly awaiting HCIT solutions in their daily practice


Changing Dynamics…

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�  The technical maturity is there but there exists a lack Organizational Maturity

�  Solution providers with unproven capability can play a spoil sport

�  Lack of studies / clinical evidence in favor of HCIT might lead to slower adoption

�  ROI model needs to be changed to VOI model


The Worry…


Role of HiMSS...

�  Thought leadership �  Global Experience & Exposure for Indian

Bureaucrats / Technocrats �  Capacity building for HCIT �  Clinical Evidence for HCIT

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Healthcare IT in India - Changing Dynamics